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Historic 132-year-old property is restored by CRC in Raleigh, NC. Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) April 28, 2013 CRC was commissioned to help restore the Lieutenant Governor's mansion in North Carolina. As of 2008, the offices of the Lieutenant Governor are located in the historic Hawkins-Hartness House on North Blount Street in Raleigh's Government District. CRC's meticulous detail and attentiveness to quality landed the contract that more than 8,000 contractors in the state had sought....
Following an article published on ESPN about North Carolina changing their football uniforms, East End Screen Printing releases a statement. Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) April 27, 2013 East End Screen Printing releases a statement with regard to an ESPN article by Andrea Adelson discussing the North Carolina Tar Heels uniform modifications. According to the ESPN article, the Tar Heels teamed up with Nike to make changes to home and away uniforms. However, the real attention-getter was the team’s...
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared North Carolina-licensed truck driver Johnny Allen Spell to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. On April 23, 2013, Spell, a commercial driver's license (CDL) holder employed by Ricky Lucas Trucking of Roseboro, N.C., was operating a...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "Stakeholder-focused corporate governance leads to higher investor confidence, more stable earnings, and a better share price," Jim Rogers, chairman, president and CEO of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), recently told members of The Citadel Directors Institute. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130322/CL81938LOGO ) Rogers was the keynote speaker at the Citadel School of Business Administration's conference to keep public company...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Name changes will highlight the final phase of the new logo rollout for Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) - the nation's largest electric utility. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130322/CL81938LOGO ) Customers in the traditional Progress Energy territories of North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida will see name changes and a new logo beginning Monday, April 29. Developed internally, the logo gives the company a new identity -...
Deyta’s expanded solutions address critical challenges today’s home care leaders face with having quick access to critical performance indicators to drive smarter decision making. Louisville, KY (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 Deyta, LLC has renewed its partnership with the Association for Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina and the South Carolina Home Care and Hospice Association, expanding member benefits beyond a quality improvement focus to encompass a broader scope of business...
Members of Raleigh, NC-based State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU), one of the nation’s largest credit unions, soon will begin enjoying an enhanced experience when visiting SECU ATM locations throughout North Carolina. AUSTIN, TX (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 Wincor Nixdorf, recognized as a global leader in the development of innovative self-service solutions for financial institutions and retailers, recently signed an agreement with SECU to provide a wide range of multi-vendor software...
Charlotte personal injury lawyer Herb Auger of Auger & Auger weighs in on the tragic deaths of two children who were buried in a pit after its walls collapsed. Wrongful death claims, as well as premises liability claims, may come as a result of accidents such as this. Charlotte, North Carolina (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 Two children were buried under tons of dirt in Stanley, North Carolina after walls of a 24-foot deep pit collapsed. The children, a 7-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl,...
MOUNT AIRY, N.C., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Insteel Industries, Inc. (NasdaqGS: IIIN) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Insteel Wire Products Company (together referred to as "Insteel" in this press release) had purchased all of the concrete pipe and box culvert reinforcement production equipment and certain related assets of Tatano Wire and Steel, Inc. ("Tatano"). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130104/CL31002LOGO-b ) Tatano is a producer of...
Active Twitter Feed Tells the Story ASHEVILLE, N.C., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A dozen of the nation's leading civil rights leaders told participants at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's 2013 America Healing Conference that mobilizing civic participation, collaborating on issues and changing the established narratives are the keys to addressing racism and moving the nation toward more equitable opportunities. Moderated by acclaimed broadcast journalist Soledad O'Brien,...
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Charles Brady was an American physician and a NASA astronaut. He was born Charles Eldon Brady, Jr. on August 12, 1951 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. He grew up in Robbins, North Carolina and graduated from North Moore High School in 1969. From there he went on to study pre-med at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his medical degree from Duke University in 1975. He then went to the University of Tennessee Hospital in Knoxville for his internship. In 1978, Brady...
The Phyllorhiza punctata is a specific species of jellyfish that is an inhabitant of the southwestern Pacific. It has been found on Sunset Beach in North Carolina and Bogue Sound which is further north along the North Carolina Coast. It has also been found in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and spotted in Hawaii but not confirmed. The Phyllorhiza punctata has numerous names such as the Australian spotted jellyfish or the White-spotted jellyfish. The P. punctata feeds mainly on...
The Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus), or Red-back Salamander, is a small, hardy woodland salamander. It inhabits wooded slopes in Eastern North America, west to Missouri, south to North Carolina, and north from southern Quebec and the Maritime Provinces in Canada to Minnesota. salamander. It is also known as the Northern Redback Salamander to distinguish it from the Southern Redback Salamander (P. serratus). The Red-backed Salamander is found mostly in two color variations: the...
The Plott Hound is a large breed originally bred in the North Carolina mountains for boar hunting. Its ancestors were brought from Germany to the U.S., and the breed was named after the brothers that brought them. The breed originated around 1750, and it is a legendary hunting dog and the only breed known to have originated in North Carolina. It is excellent at tracking and fighting its prey, making it a favorite of large game hunters. It is the state breed of North Carolina. The Plott...
The White Hake or Mud Hake, Urophycis tenuis, is a Phycid Hake of the genus Urophycis, found in the northwest Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Newfoundland, at depths of about 3280.84 ft (1000 m). It grows to about 4 ft (1.2 m). The coloration is purplish brown on the back, fading to a dirty white beneath.
